The Face in the Hedge in a European Mystery Tale
James Ellison works to protect a fortune while his scheming brother Frank plots to win Grace and control the will. The case of a murdered wife and a pawned earring fuels tension as a mystery man watches from the hedge and hints of arrest complicate domestic intrigue.
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James Ellison
Jimmy
Frank
James
Grace
Frank Ellison
Reedy
Barnett
Fran
Birds of Prey
Papa
Deuce
Ellison
Laxative Homeseekers Excursion to Northwest and West
Laxative Homeseekers offer an excursion by the Northwestern line with greatly reduced rates to the Northwest West and Southwest territory. Tickets include standard and tourist sleeping cars free reclining chair cars and the best of everything. For sale dates and details contact Chicago and North Western Bay agents.
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Colanist
Chicago & North Western Ba Y
Solar Heat Waves and Energy Transfer through Vacuum
R W Wood asserts heat transfer from stove and sun occurs via radiant waves, measured like light. Radiant heat passes through vacuum and glass, is absorbed by water vapor, and sun’s radiation matches stove warmth, supporting a common energy source. Harper's Weekly.
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Solar System
R. W. Wood
Harper's Weekly
Proverb Advice on Women From Chinese Sayings
A collection of traditional Chinese proverbs on women highlights pride warning against vanity, motherhood as precious, wisdom in silence, trust and self-respect, and the impact of a mother unnamed by her children. It cautions against prideful lines and praises restraint and virtue.
Indian officer’s brutal thrashing in a summer house
A high Indian officer who beat his servants habitually lured a khansamah to a summer house with a horsewhip. He boasted no one could hear the punishment, but the servant, despite his strength, pleaded and warned. The officer thrashed him so severely the man’s waistcoat remained welted for a week.
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Ren
Suabians as Humorous People in Max Nordau Quote
The excerpt recounts Max Nordau praising Suabians as the most humorous people after Americans and notes a humorous anecdote about a Suabian raiden. It mentions quiet intelligence and a scene where a mother calls for Gretchen to shut the front door, illustrating cultural humor.
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Max Nordau
Suabia
Raiden
Gretchen
Unselfish Husband Performs Dramatic Vanishing Trick
A conjurer invites a woman from the audience to enter a cabinet on stage. He locks the door and, upon reopening, claims she has disappeared without a trace. The assistant is his wife Matilda, urged by the husband to participate. The note cites the London Telegraph.
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Matilda
London Telegraph
Deserter Wife Describes Husband’s Hangdog Look
A detective questions a deserted wife about identifying her husband. She confirms identification with a distinctive hangdog look, implying a birthmark or similar trait. The exchange reflects a tense interview in the Chicago Tribune’s coverage.
Ready For It Professor Longhair It Has Been Dem
A garbled message notes a declaration about a sinking incident and mentions Miss De Stylesol with reference to a yacht in New York. The readable elements imply a nautical mishap and a high profile person involved.
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Longhair
New York
Warzer Estate Hoard Sparks Court Action in Carroll
In Pleasant Valley township the Warzer estate fight widens as receiver Wm. Trowbridge and attorneys seize personal property from the old farm south of Willey. A hidden safe yielded over $13,000 in cash and deposits plus notes, suggesting substantial concealed wealth and likely court adjudication among heirs.
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Mike Warzer
Pleasant Valley Township
Wm. Trowbridge
Willey
John Kerper
Carroll
Carroll Herald
Chicago and North Western Rail Schedule Fragments
Train list shows routes and times for Overland Limited Pacific Express and regional runs. Notes indicate Sunday suspensions for several numbers and highlights baggage rules and station procedures.
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Overland Limited
Portland
Atlantic Express
Om & Ch
Ames
Pacific
Gaborede
Dakota Express
St. P&s.t
Chicago & Carroll Pas
Ghiaiee Expresse
Iowa Dairy Interests Push State Support for Ames Dairy Plant
The Iowa Legislature is urged to appropriate 75000 dollars for a modern dairy building at Ames and 25000 dollars for land to establish a dairy and poultry farm. A bulletin from Iowa State College notes moisture controls butter quality and claims a water balance insight from European practices can boost state butter value by about half a million dollars annually. The bulletin, by Professor McKay’s investigations, will be shared freely via C F Curtiss at the Ames Experiment Station.
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Iowa
United States
Ames
Lowa State College
McKay
London
C. F. Curtiss
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Ernest DE Lancey Pierson
Street and Smith
Job
Webster’s
W. T. Harris
Ll.d
United States Commissioner of Education
Merriam Company, Publishers
Springfield
Mass
Pineule Medicine Co
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Chicago & North Western Railway
Whoerere
A. & C. Railway
AME
A.M
Colk
A. M
Ames P.M
P. M. WD
OB. Ik
DeWitt
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Judisch Bros
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
Rocky Mountain
Madison Mecine Co
Madison, W's
Bath
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